By Asif Haroon Raja Legislative Response to Rising Terrorism On 13 August, the National Assembly passed a bill, moved by Parliamentary Committee head Naveed Qamar, authorising the government and law enforcement agencies — including the Army and Civil Armed Forces — to order preventive detention of suspects linked to terrorism, target killings, kidnappings, extortion, or threats to national security for up t ...

By Asif Haroon Raja India’s Expansionist Ambitions India’s long-cherished dream of Akhand Bharat has driven its quest for regional hegemony and global power status. Pakistan’s refusal to accept India’s dominance, coupled with the unresolved Kashmir dispute, has kept the two archrivals at odds. Despite fighting three wars and engaging in numerous skirmishes, their hostility remains unrelenting. Chanakyan Str ...

Within the great ledger of history there come rare and fleeting instants which, to the untrained eye, may pass for little more than casua encounters — yet to those endowed with a more discerning eye, they are revealed as the pivot-points upon which the very course of empires and civilisations swings. Today, as the world traverses a dark and uncertain interregnum, we find ourselves caught in just such a pivo ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Pakistan Hockey Team will strike French Hockey Team today at the FIH Hockey Nations Cup Pakistan's men's hockey team reached in in the final of the FIH Hockey Men's Nations Cup 2024-25 with a dramatic 3-2 shootout victory over France. In regular time both teams scored 3-3 goals at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium The second semi-final, New Zealand will fight against Korea. These crucial matche ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Pakistan Hockey Team will strike French Hockey Team today at the FIH Hockey Nations Cup in Kuala Lumpur . It is an exciting day for Pakistani team to play semi-final. In the second semi-final, New Zealand will fight against Korea. These crucial matches will determine the finalists for the tournament, which serves as a qualifying pathway for the elite FIH Hockey Pro League. France and Korea ear ...

By Brigadier (Retd) Asif Haroon Raja During his 2024 election campaign and after assuming office on January 6, 2025, Donald Trump repeatedly pledged to end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. This promise resonated strongly with American Muslim voters in seven key swing states, significantly contributing to his electoral victory. Portraying himself as a peacemaker rather than a warmonger, Trump nonetheless reigni ...

By Zaheerul HassanFrom Midnight Friday 13th to 17th June 2025, Israel made multiple strikes on eight Iranian cities. Meanwhile with her excellent intelligence outfit, Mossad crippled defence by conducting covert sabotage operations on missile launcher positions, air defense sites, carried out car bombing to target nuclear scientists, even inhuman actions like bursting water pipeline of Iran. In retaliation; ...

By Asif Haroon Raja The short and intense war between the two arch rivals - India and Pakistan- has changed the geopolitical calculus of South Asia. Its reverberations are felt in South Asia, the Middle East and the whole of the globe. Creation of Pakistan on 14 Aug 1947 was a miracle of the 20th century. Pakistan becoming the first Islamic nuclear state in May 1998 was another miracle. Achievement of spect ...